A study published in the journal Nature concluded that daydreaming is actually good for you, even though it may distract you for a bit. Nghia D. Nguyen, one of the study authors and a doctoral ...

Recent research found that individuals with higher levels of narcissistic traits are more prone to maladaptive daydreaming.

Allowing your mind to wander while engaged in a simple task may actually help improve learning, according to the findings of a recent study from Hungary.

Many people daydream. But excessive daydreaming can become a burden. This is because the exaggerated mental digressions, termed Maladaptive Daydreaming (MD), often get in the way of real life.

Maladaptive daydreaming is a vicious cycle that drags on and on and traps you in it. “Typical daydreaming is occasional and brief while maladaptive daydreaming is persistent and immersive.

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Since maladaptive daydreaming has not yet received official recognition as a psychiatric disorder, physicians and therapists are often unaware of the problem.

A groundbreaking intervention program that includes mindfulness techniques, self-monitoring, and tools to enhance personal motivation offers help for people suffering from maladaptive daydreaming ...

The fact that maladaptive daydreaming is not recognised as a psychiatric condition also means we know little about treatment options. There is one documented case study published in a peer-reviewed ...